The document provides a brief overview of several streets in London, describing their histories and notable features. It discusses Victoria Embankment's construction in 1865 and location in the theatre district. It also mentions Waterloo Road straddling two boroughs and forming part of Watling Street, as well as Old Kent Road's appearance on the London Monopoly board and as the only route from London to Canterbury mentioned in Chaucer's works. Finally, it outlines the origins and renaming of Union Street in 1813.